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Masculine outlook is butcher (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mangle

'is butcher' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'masculine outlook' is the wordplay.
'masculine' becomes 'm'.
'outlook' becomes 'angle' (as in a journalist's angle on a story).
'm'+'angle'='MANGLE'

(Other definitions for mangle that I've seen before include "Squelchy washing squasher" , "Mutilate badly; wringer" , "Old-fashioned clothes dryer" , "Old device for wringing clothes" , "Clothes-wringer for leg-man" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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